Nov 2016

1. Business Rates details in the Autumn Statement

   24 November, 2016

   The Key points relating to Business Rates are as follows:

   Digital Comms:

   A new 100% business rates relief for new full-fibre infrastructure for a 5 year period from 1 April 2017; this is designed to support roll out to more homes and businesses.

   Business Rates:

   To remove the inconsistency between rural rate relief and small business rate relief the Government will double rural rate relief to 100% from 1 April 2017.

   The Multiplier:

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2. Three Important Things You Never Knew About The 2017 Revaluation

   23 November, 2016

   1. For ratepayers the ability to appeal the 2010 Rating List effectively ends on the 31st March 2017. This means that any Material Change appeals must be in by that day. If your property or the locality has changed in any way please let us know ASAP.
   2. Properties within Transitional Relief after the 1st April 2017 are effectively still paying rates based on their 2010 RVs (hence the importance of point 1)
   3. The Government have built

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